Open full size image Key Abbreviations Catholic Healthcare Partners CHP Crew resource management CRM Hospital Corporation of America HCA Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy HIE Institute of Medicine IOM Intensive care unit ICU Nulliparous term singleton vertex NTSV Situation, background, assessment, recommendation SBAR…
Open full size image Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Body mass index BMI Cephalopelvic disproportion CPD Fetal heart rate FHR Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy HIE Lower uterine segment LUS Maternal-fetal medicine units MFMU National Institute of Child Health…
Key Points A proportion of adverse obstetric events have been shown to be preventable; this proportion varies with the clinical circumstances. Although multiple factors have been associated with the occurrence of adverse obstetric events, issues with communication have been implicated…
Key Points VBAC rates have plummeted from a peak of approximately 30% in 1996 to 5% in 2010. Two-thirds of women with a prior low transverse CD are candidates for TOLAC and should be counseled about and offered this option.…